Oral History Transcripts

The International Women's Forum-St. Louis Oral History Collection (IWF) is a project conducted by the State Historical Society of Missouri-St. Louis. The forum, founded by Elinor "Elly" Guggenheimer in 1974 began with the intention of bringing women in leadership together to share their experiences and today has grown into building, "better global leadership across careers, continent and cultures by connecting the world's most pre-eminent women of significant and diverse achievement." The collection began in 2013 by video recording members of the St. Louis forum and was brought to the Historical Society by fellow member Dr. Blanche M. Touhill (Chancellor Emeritus of the University of Missouri-St. Louis) and seeks to document who these women are and how they established themselves as successful, enterprising leaders in the city of St. Louis and St. Louis County.

Interviews with Missouri land use and natural resource protection professionals, and other individuals related to the environment in Missouri. The records include audio cassettes, CDs, audio logs, and transcripts.

The Missouri Newspapers Oral History Project seeks to document the history and development of Missouri newspapers through the collection of oral history interviews with experienced newspaper people. Topics and issues addressed include the role(s) played by local newspapers and newspaper people in community life; careers of important newspaper people; historical and ongoing technological, occupational, and philosophical changes in the newspaper business; and major news events and issues covered by news people.

The collection consists of interviews with people who attended or taught at oneroom schoolhouses. The collection consists of digitally recorded interviews and transcripts of the interviews, photographs, textbooks, as well as some biographical information on the interviewees.

The Oral History Collection consists of interviews of important St. Louis Citizens.

This collection is unprocessed. Please view the finding aid for more information on the collection contents.

Interviews with Missouri legislators, politicians, aides, and other participants in Missouri politics. The records include audio cassettes, compact discs, and transcripts of the interviews.

The Women as Change Agents Oral History Collection consists of oral history interviews conducted by Dr. Blanche Touhill with St. Louis City and St. Louis County residents who have established themselves as leaders during periods of great change such as the civil rights and women’s movements and Vietnam War demonstrations. The collection documents the interviewee’s personal and professional lives and how they established themselves as successful, enterprising women leaders in the St. Louis region. These materials include DVD recordings of the interviews, as well as accompanying transcripts. The interviews date from 2015 to the present.